General riddles
What can you keep after giving to someone?
Your word
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven 7
What would you find in the middle of Toronto?
The letter “o”
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them
You cut me up, you chop me up, you dice me up and you cry over me. What am I?
An Onion
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Your breath
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
Five—each daughter has the same brother.
What 4-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?
NOON
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
What kind of cup doesn't hold water?
A Cupcake
What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?
A deck of cards
Three doctors said that Bill was their brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually have?
None. He has three sisters.
Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
The word “not”
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house
What fruit loves to go crazy and go wild?
Where does one wall meet the other wall?
On the corner
Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Neither—they both weigh a ton.
I am a word of letters three; add two and fewer there will be. What word am I?
Few
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An Egg
What kind of band never plays music?
A rubber band
What three numbers, none of which is zero, give the same result whether they’re added or multiplied?
One, two, and three
A word I know, six letters it contains, remove one letter and 12 remains. What is it?
Dozens
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
What kind of food is never on time?
Chocolate